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Latest archived mark · 1988
Fábrica Nacional de Motores
Explore full logo history →| What we compare | ABF Freight System | Fábrica Nacional de Motores |
|---|---|---|
| Country in archive | United States | Brazil |
| Founded | 1923 | 1942 |
| Founder | Unknown | Brazilian state (Vargas government) |
| Headquarters | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Name origin | ABF stands for Arkansas Best Freight, from the 1957 merger of Arkansas Motor Freight and Best Motor Freight into Arkansas-Best Freight System Inc. The company was renamed ABF Freight System in 1980. | The name is Portuguese for National Motor Factory. It was a state-created company, founded in 1942 under President Getúlio Vargas, so the name describes its role as a national engine and vehicle maker. Its trucks were nicknamed "Fenemê", the spoken form of the initials. |
| Highlights | Less-than-truckload freight | D-11.000, FNM 2000 |
| Earliest archived brand logo | 1923 | 1942 |
| Latest archived logo | 2016 | 1988 |
| Archived logo assets | 4 | 2 |
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